Ore sorting using microwave irradiation

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dc.contributor.advisorDowning, B Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBooi, Mlamlien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-11T12:05:55Z
dc.date.available2014-10-11T12:05:55Z
dc.date.issued1989en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 99-101.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAutomatic ore sorting machines are in common use in the mining industry. These machines generally separate valuable mineral-bearing rocks from waste rocks. At the Premier Diamond Mine in South Africa kimberlite, a diamond-bearing rock is separated from gabbro which is a waste rock. Work had been conducted previously in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Cape Town to find a viable method for discriminating between gabbro and kimberlite. A technique using microwave irradiation attenuation was successful when using parallel-sided smooth-surfaced rocks. This technique used linearly polarized square antennas at 35GHz. Problems were experienced, however, with irregu1arly shaped rock s. The aim of the present study was therefore to deve1op a technique which will sort irregularly shaped rocks and eliminate the problems associated with them.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBooi, M. (1989). <i>Ore sorting using microwave irradiation</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8336en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBooi, Mlamli. <i>"Ore sorting using microwave irradiation."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8336en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBooi, M. 1989. Ore sorting using microwave irradiation. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Booi, Mlamli AB - Automatic ore sorting machines are in common use in the mining industry. These machines generally separate valuable mineral-bearing rocks from waste rocks. At the Premier Diamond Mine in South Africa kimberlite, a diamond-bearing rock is separated from gabbro which is a waste rock. Work had been conducted previously in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Cape Town to find a viable method for discriminating between gabbro and kimberlite. A technique using microwave irradiation attenuation was successful when using parallel-sided smooth-surfaced rocks. This technique used linearly polarized square antennas at 35GHz. Problems were experienced, however, with irregu1arly shaped rock s. The aim of the present study was therefore to deve1op a technique which will sort irregularly shaped rocks and eliminate the problems associated with them. DA - 1989 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1989 T1 - Ore sorting using microwave irradiation TI - Ore sorting using microwave irradiation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8336 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8336
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBooi M. Ore sorting using microwave irradiation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 1989 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8336en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherElectrical and Electronic Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleOre sorting using microwave irradiationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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